NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Trailers for Defensive Rating

Active players are listed in bold
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Table
Season Lg Player DRtg Tm
2023-24 NBA Jordan Clarkson 124.11 UTA
2022-23 NBA Anfernee Simons 122.58 POR
2021-22 NBA Anfernee Simons 121.34 POR
2020-21 NBA Harrison Barnes 119.12 SAC
2019-20 NBA Darius Garland 119.35 CLE
2018-19 NBA Collin Sexton 121.04 CLE
2017-18 NBA Troy Daniels 117.28 PHO
2016-17 NBA Nick Young 116.32 LAL
2015-16 NBA Bojan Bogdanović 114.73 BRK
2014-15 NBA Zach LaVine 114.26 MIN
2013-14 NBA Trey Burke 115.22 UTA
2012-13 NBA Ben Gordon 115.12 CHA
2011-12 NBA D.J. Augustin 113.89 CHA
2010-11 NBA Andrea Bargnani 114.79 TOR
2009-10 NBA José Calderón 115.99 TOR
2008-09 NBA Nick Young 117.24 WAS
2007-08 NBA Michael Redd 115.32 MIL
2006-07 NBA Chucky Atkins 115.87 MEM
2005-06 NBA Ray Allen* 115.67 SEA
2004-05 NBA Chucky Atkins 115.17 LAL
2003-04 NBA Tyronn Lue 113.36 ORL
2002-03 NBA Antawn Jamison 111.20 GSW
2001-02 NBA Steve Nash* 111.94 DAL
2000-01 NBA Richard Hamilton 110.88 WAS
1999-00 NBA Troy Hudson 113.45 LAC
1998-99 NBA Nick Van Exel 114.89 DEN
1997-98 NBA Antonio Daniels 115.21 VAN
1996-97 NBA Vinny Del Negro 115.57 SAS
1995-96 NBA Trevor Ruffin 116.10 PHI
1994-95 NBA Joe Dumars* 117.34 DET
1993-94 NBA Rex Chapman 115.92 WSB
1992-93 NBA Mike Iuzzolino 117.86 DAL
1991-92 NBA Doug West 115.77 MIN
1990-91 NBA Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 117.96 DEN
1989-90 NBA Reggie Theus 117.19 ORL
1988-89 NBA Rex Chapman 114.80 CHH
1987-88 NBA Mike Mitchell 115.81 SAS
1986-87 NBA Jon Sundvold 115.66 SAS
1985-86 NBA George Gervin* 115.02 CHI
1984-85 NBA Purvis Short 114.38 GSW
1983-84 NBA Norm Nixon 115.30 SDC
1982-83 NBA Billy McKinney 112.88 DEN
1981-82 NBA Billy McKinney 115.97 DEN
1980-81 NBA Geoff Huston 113.82 TOT
1979-80 NBA James Silas 112.80 SAS
1978-79 NBA Austin Carr 110.56 CLE
1977-78 NBA Calvin Murphy* 109.24 HOU
1976-77 NBA Louie Dampier* 106.80 SAS
1975-76 NBA Tom Van Arsdale 104.34 ATL
  ABA Mack Calvin 110.81 VIR
1974-75 NBA Gail Goodrich* 103.78 LAL
  ABA Larry Finch 111.65 MMS
1973-74 NBA Geoff Petrie 106.51 POR
  ABA Glen Combs 110.84 TOT